There are some people who seem to think that Beale was actually Lafitte. The discription of the two men does fit pretty well, but it doesn't make sense to me that Laffite would go into Beales home area and try to pass himself off as being Beale. Beale hadn't been gone from there too many years, so that would have been a pretty big risk, I would think.

This is the first I've heard of the Beale Treasure. But I did Google Pauline Innis and it seems she did write a book on the subject. The name of the book isn't "Gold Cover" as Franklin said, the name of the book dealing with the Beale Treasure is "Gold In The Blue Ridge"

(CHEESY GRIN) GOLD IN THE THE BLUE RIDGE by P.I. is in SEVERAL editions ( I have two); the HARDBACK is the MAIN edition. The PAPERBACK has a GOLD COVER, with ADDITIONAL info, which I use in MY R & I; MORE info on the Hart Bros! (WINK)

Thought KK was about Thomas J. Beale; with a "description" of HIM in the BEALE PAPERS; on the OTHER hand, as "Just" asked... Thomas Beale, Sr. or Thomas Beale, Jr.?
If, Thomas Beale, Jr.... I can see why Julia Hancock didn't care for him. I am sure Thomas Beale, Sr. wasn't amused, and called Julia a "Ho". HER daddy George was not amused, and "retained" JB Risque (who WAS fond of Julia) to defend HER honor... BUT! Beale, Sr. & Risque had a DUEL in Fincastle, Va. Risque DID NOT "arm" his weapon; wasn't gonna hurt or kill Beale, Sr. (knowing the LEGAL implications); Risque was wounded... Julia went on to marry William Clark; Beale, Sr. FLED to New Orleans, and Jr. later followed; all THIS in a "nutshell" from Botetourt County history, etc. Will have to go back to Buchanan and Fincastle, Va. for MORE info. LATER!